Bari
A whitewashed old town where women make orecchiette in the street, wrapped around a basilica holding Saint Nicholas. The gateway to Puglia.
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Bari Cathedral, or Cathedral of Saint Sabinus, is the cathedral of Bari, in Apulia, southern Italy. The cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Bari-Bitonto, as it was previously of the archbishops, earlier bishops, of Bari. It is dedicated to Saint Sabinus, a bishop of Canosa, whose relics were brought here in the 9th century.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 15 Jun 2026
Bernard Gagnon · CC0
The Pontifical Basilica of Saint Nicholas is a church in Bari, southern Italy, that holds wide religious significance throughout Europe and the Christian world.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 1 Aug 2026
Holger Uwe Schmitt · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Castello Normanno-Svevo, also known as the u Castídde in the Barese dialect, is a castle in the Apulian city of Bari, Italy.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 24 May 2025
Berthold Werner · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Pinacoteca metropolitana di Bari or Pinacoteca C. Giaquinto is a public gallery of paintings and museum of artworks in the city of Bari, Italy. The museum displays a range of artistic works connected to the region of Apulia.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 24 May 2026
Sailko · CC BY 3.0
Teatro Margherita is a former theatre in the city of Bari, Apulia on the east coast of Italy. Its predecessor, a wooden structure called Varietà Margherita opened on September 5, 1910. From 1912–1914, a new theatre was erected by architect Francesco De Giglio.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 7 Dec 2025
Augusto Aulenta · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Teatro Petruzzelli is the largest theatre of the city of Bari and the fourth Italian theatre by size.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Jul 2025
Benjamin Smith · CC BY-SA 4.0
Bari Cathedral, or Cathedral of Saint Sabinus, is the cathedral of Bari, in Apulia, southern Italy. The cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Bari-Bitonto, as it was previously of the archbishops, earlier bishops, of Bari. It is dedicated to Saint Sabinus, a bishop of Canosa, whose relics were brought here in the 9th century.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 15 Jun 2026
Bernard Gagnon · CC0
The Pontifical Basilica of Saint Nicholas is a church in Bari, southern Italy, that holds wide religious significance throughout Europe and the Christian world.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 1 Aug 2026
Holger Uwe Schmitt · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Castello Normanno-Svevo, also known as the u Castídde in the Barese dialect, is a castle in the Apulian city of Bari, Italy.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 24 May 2025
Berthold Werner · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Pinacoteca metropolitana di Bari or Pinacoteca C. Giaquinto is a public gallery of paintings and museum of artworks in the city of Bari, Italy. The museum displays a range of artistic works connected to the region of Apulia.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 24 May 2026
Sailko · CC BY 3.0
Teatro Margherita is a former theatre in the city of Bari, Apulia on the east coast of Italy. Its predecessor, a wooden structure called Varietà Margherita opened on September 5, 1910. From 1912–1914, a new theatre was erected by architect Francesco De Giglio.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 7 Dec 2025
Augusto Aulenta · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Teatro Petruzzelli is the largest theatre of the city of Bari and the fourth Italian theatre by size.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Jul 2025
Benjamin Smith · CC BY-SA 4.0
From the airport
When to go to Bari: May or Jun or Sep or Oct
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